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I'd recently done some archeology to find cover CDs from my childhood. After working out the first challenge and finding the executable/animation on the Walnut Creek CD, I started scouring PC User CDs thinking that I could find the second animation I was after.

Turns out I was barking up the wrong tree... as another tree had made other paper into another magazine known as computer arts interactive. I was hoping to link that title to some kind of article describing their history, but nothing exists! Anyway, I was browsing eBay and saw a mildly familiar CD art design and realised that I must have bought one of the first editions of the magazine back in '95. It wasn't until stumbling upon Vintage Keepsake's site that I realised I knew the CD my animation was on:

That top-left CD was it. The listing had me worried at first, but the price was for the bulk set. They came in quick order from only a few KM away, and only mildly cracked. Fortunately, none of the discs were damaged!

I imaged the CD and slapped it into 86box. From there, I was presented with a very familiar splash screen and muscle-memory allowed me to find the video very quickly!

Ah, it's revolting. 320x240px? But that's what I remember! Actually... the next video is what I remember. I didn't dare slap it into Youtube as it'd hit (at least) 3 copyright flags.

Here's the video from the Youtube video, as-is.

And here's ground-breaking technology showing off Toy Story, which was still to be released.

Now to ISO the rest of the CDs and keep them preserved!